The QTA is fortunate to have some long serving staff members who have made enormous contributions to the Association and the industry. One such member is Jan Pattison, who is leaving the QTA today after more than 20 years of service. Jan's role has been instrumental in the compliance, policy and regulatory area both for members of the QTA, but also for the wider industry.
During her years at the QTA, Jan has been responsible for the delivery of quality member services, advocacy to Government agencies and regulators and duly represented the Association at Government, Industry and Stakeholder meetings on a wide range of issues that have assisted to shape policy in the heavy vehicle industry. Jan conducted regular membership meetings of specific sectors to inform operators of Association activities and disseminate information on Government and Agency policy and regulation.
Among some of her contributions, as an Owner operator, Jan's business TL Brown Transport was selected to be part of the pilot of the first Fatigue Management Program in Queensland and played an active role to shape fatigue management regulations in Queensland.
Jan is well known in the heavy vehicle industry for her role with the development of TruckSafe, an industry accreditation program and the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme. Jan was the Owner Driver representative on the Australian Trucking Association Council for 4 years. In 2010, Jan was awarded the ATA Trucking Woman of the Year.
During the past 20 years, Jan also served as an Auxiliary Firefighter with the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service at Lowood.
Some would say that Jan is a walking encyclopedia of heavy vehicle policy and compliance information and her unique ability to recall the history of the development of heavy vehicle rules, regulations and policy is one of her great strengths. This knowledge is regularly called upon by government agencies to assist them when navigating changes and shaping new regulations. Jan's attention to detail when dealing with regulatory or policy matters is well renowned and will leave no stone unturned when researching or resolving a problem.
On behalf of the QTA Board, we thank Jan for her loyal service to the Association and for her commitment to the road freight industry. We have been fortunate to have some of Jan's calibre at the QTA for so long and no doubt, her skills and knowledge will be missed.
We thank Jan for her service to the QTA and the whole QTA team wish her Jan well on the next chapter of her career.